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Covid-19 Booster Doses: West Dorset

Tuesday 23 November 2021 · 2 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Chris Loder asked about steps to ensure booster doses are available to all eligible people in West Dorset.
  • The NHS has delivered boosters and third doses at all 18 primary care networks in Dorset.
  • There are more vaccination sites than ever before in England, including hundreds of walk-in centres.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Chris Loder
NHS
Context

West Dorset faces challenges in providing booster doses to eligible individuals, despite the national effort.

Question

What steps he is taking to ensure booster doses of the covid-19 vaccine are available to all eligible people in West Dorset?

Answer from Maggie Throup

We have delivered more than 15.3 million booster doses in the UK, and we know there is a strong demand for boosters in Dorset. The NHS has worked hard to deliver boosters and third doses at all 18 primary care networks in Dorset, providing them across a number of sites. Additional provisions are also in place for those who are housebound, elderly, or in care.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Specific challenges faced by West Dorset constituents were not addressed directly.

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Q2 Chris Loder
NHS
Context

West Dorset has a significant elderly population, and the recent rollout of boosters to those over 40 years old is causing difficulties in certain towns.

Question

I thank my hon. Friend for her answer. Almost a third of constituents in West Dorset are over the age of 65. While I welcome very much the Secretary of State's announcement this week that he is rolling out the booster to those over the age of 40, I am afraid that, in the county town of Dorchester and the second town of Bridport particularly, it is still very difficult for the elderly to receive their vaccine boosters. Will my hon. Friend help urgently with sorting this issue by arranging walk-in centres so that we might address it rapidly?

Answer from Maggie Throup

The Department of Health and Social Care and the NHS keep the covid-19 vaccine programme under constant review in order to ensure that there is sufficient capacity across the country. There are more vaccination sites than ever before in England, including hundreds of walk-in centres. A lot of planning goes into ensuring that those sites are distributed to meet the level of demand, and there are measures in place to ensure that boosters are accessible for all in West Dorset, but I will look into this matter further on behalf of my hon. Friend.

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Not addressed: Specific issue with elderly residents receiving vaccines was not directly addressed.

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